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A new restaurant and live music venue offering “jazz, soul, gospel, reggae and much more”, Soul Mama, will open next month at The Gantry Hotel, Stratford with an opening season programme which includes Yellowjackets (3 Nov, two houses) and Bill [...]

The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and trumpeter, vocalist and songwriter Bria Skonberg. Her new album, What it Means, a tribute to New Orleans, will be released July 26 and features soprano saxophonist Aurora Nealand, tenor [...]
Photographer David Harvey has a new exhibition in Queens Park NW6 until 10 August which brings back memories of The Junction in Brixton. Feature/interview by Kate Delamere. Kate Delamere writes: Combining his love of music and photography was a no-brainer [...]
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Ross Lorraine is a versatile composer and pianist whose roles have included being assistant and later editor for Sir Harrison Birtwistle. Writing songs has been a part of Ross’s life since his teenage years. “Timeless songwriting, exquisitely performed,” wrote Allaboutjazz [...]

The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki. His new album, Miniature America, released July 19 via Cygnus Recordings, features vibraphonist Patricia Brennan, pianist Matt Mitchell, alto saxophonist Caroline Davis, tenor saxophonist/flautist [...]

40th Edition of Gaume Jazz Festival in Rossignol, Belgium 9-11 August 2024

Gaume Jazz reaches its 40th edition in 2024. Which is all the more impressive because the festival resolutely remains outside the mainstream, and has had the same artistic director, Jean-Pierre Bissot, since the start. It takes place in the village [...]

The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and saxophonist, composer and educator Jeff Coffin, currently in Dave Matthews Band, formerly of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. His new album, Only the Horizon, was released 19 July via [...]

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+ re-release of Jazzanians '‘We Have Waited Too Long', rec. 1988

Darius and Catherine Brubeck fully deserve the title of music pioneers and their groundbreaking work in setting up a jazz programme in South Africa, in the Apartheid era, is a triumph of dedication and progress. The exploits of Catherine and [...]

a 95th Birthday Tribute

Had Alan Dawson lived, 14 July 2024 would have been his 95th birthday. But for many in the drum-playing fraternity, he is still very much alive. The Boston-area native stands as one of the most dynamic drummers in the history [...]

new album ‘Harbour’

The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and saxophonist/composer Christine Jensen. Her third large ensemble release, Harbour, was released 28 June. This interview was conducted in person at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in early July. Links [...]

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